Capstone Development has started work on The Cottages of Baton Rouge, a 382-unit student housing complex on Ben Hur Road and Nicholson Drive. The development, which will take up 50 acres, will have nearly 1,300 bedrooms, including waterfront units. “This is all based off of the student population and the need for nice places,” says Amanda Wallis, the senior vice president for Birmingham, Ala.-based Capstone’s Cottages Division. Capstone developed the Fieldhouse, a condominium development near Tiger Stadium, catering to the LSU gameday crowd. The Cottages will be a mix of housing units, ranging from one- to five-bedroom units, spread among cottages and larger “lodge buildings.” The development will feature a clubhouse, pool and bocce court. Wallis wouldn’t give the price tag of the entire development, but says the first 159 units, totaling 583 bedrooms, will be open by fall 2010.—Timothy Boone
Birmingham firm starts work on LSU area apartments
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